Reports

Summary This year the belg rains were on time in all belg producing weredas of the North Omo zone - Southern Nations Nationalities Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS), although often excessive. Rainfall received in February was reported to be too much…

RELIEF ASSISTANCE RESUMES TO AKOBO...Three staff of Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF)-Belgium, accompanied by the WFP security officer, flew to Akobo on 6 November to explore the possibility of returning to the area to continue programmes. After discussion with local authorities,…

1. Introduction and Objective The 1996 Meher Season Pre-Harvest Crop Assessment was launched by the central Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC) in mid-October. While in previous years the assessment teams were mainly composed of members from line ministries and…

This is the second in a series of updates which will be published at six week intervals between full RNIS reports, which are now published every three months. The update is based on information available to the ACC/SCN (see…

SUDAN: DROUGHT appeal no. 17/96 situation report no. 1 period covered: 10 October - 3 November 1996 The Red Sea Hills region, located in north-eastern Sudan, is susceptible to chronic drought. Years of relief food assistance have affected the traditional…

UNITED NATIONS (Nov 11, 1996 05:06 a.m. EST) - Probes by Sudanese groups into slavery and other human rights abuses glossed over available data and shed little light on the alleged horrors, according to a U.N. report released over…

Southern Sudan: A FAO/WFP/UNICEF joint crop assessment mission to Southern Sudan was completed in early October. Preliminary findings were that the Juba, Jonglei, Gogrial and Aweil areas will be most affected by earlier flooding, crop disease and insecurity [OLS 08/10/96]. An…

Period covered: 21 October - 10 November 1996 The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit in Luanda (UCAH) HIGHLIGHTS Demobilisation of Underage Soldiers from Negage starts on 13 November after the process was stalled…

GOMA, Zaire (Reuter) - Pressure intensified Sunday on the United Nations and world powers to speed up a confused plan for a mission to save more than a million war refugees in Zaire. Those lucky enough to escape continued to flee…

KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has said that an accord will have to be reached on new terms of work before International Committee of the Red Cross can resume operations in the country. The operations of the Red…